Tuesday, October 30, 2012

30 October 2012 Smile and say ouch




I've noticed that this medication seems to be causing a bit of fatigue. I can live with that.
            As of 1635 we've had only snow flurries, some pellet snow, and moderate winds here at 1804 feet. Thirty miles away the Roan Mountain area has 8-10 inches.

            Drove into Johnson City this morning for my bi-annual ophthalmology appointment. Drizzle and snow flurries driven by stiff winds made it an interesting trip. The medical drill was dilation, followed by lots of flash photos, followed by long visual inspection of both eyes.  Driving back home with both eyes protesting the grey clouds that blended down into the highway  surface like an imminent white-out just waiting to pounce on anyone foolish enough to be out and driving. 
            While the drive in was shy of other traffic, the drive home was much more a shared event.  There was a pack of trucks, log haulers, honey wagons, dump-trucks all demanding their half of the road from the center.  They were all local haul trucks, badly rusted, tires bald, and they all appeared to materialize out of an accelerating wind. 
            The trip into VA was marred only by the presence of Fox News playing on numerous televisions.  I kept my mouth shut as the middle-aged vats waiting with me pumped out lies and invective about Obama.  I was looking for the right time to bring up the Romney-Ryan hope of privatizing disaster relief for natural disasters
            Corned Beef and cabbage for dinner tonight.
It is extremely hard to read and write this evening.  Previously I’ve been able to function better after beking dilated and examined.  Fginig eyes.


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